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Brian Doherty

Brian Doherty is a senior editor at Reason magazine and Reason.com. He is author of three books This is Burning Man (2004, Little, Brown; paperback BenBella, 2006) and Radicals for Capitalism: A History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement (PublicAffairs, 2007), and Gun Control on Trial (Cato Institute, 2008).

Doherty's reporting and essays have appeared in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, Spin, National Review, The Weekly Standard, San Francisco Chronicle and dozens of other publications, and he has been a commentator on hundreds of radio and TV shows, including Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor and CNN Headline News' Glenn Beck Show.

He ran a small indie record label, Cherry Smash Records, from 1993-2001, and has lived in Los Angeles since July 1994.

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Will LAPD Stop Hiring Cops?
In the search for savings, an appointed committee has suggested putting a freeze on all hiring at LAPD. The proposal will be brought to a vote later this week.
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L.A. Finances: Back from the Brink
A surprise $30 million in property taxes means L.A. won't have to become a partially two-day-a-week city government.
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L.A. Metro Officials Question the L.A.-Anaheim Bullet Train
Plans for a high-speed rail call for condemning and destroying lots of private homes and businesses.
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Higher Electric Rate Proposal Dead, For Now
A dramatic battle between the City Council, the mayor and DWP is resolved - for the next three months, that is.
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Building Owners Feel Supergraphics Hit
City Attorney Trutanich's crackdown on supergraphics hits building owners who sell space for them.
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How L.A. Could Have Avoided Our Budget Troubles
San Jose and Pasadena offer lessons for L.A.'s budget mess, an analyst argues in the L.A. Weekly.
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Villaraigosa: City Needs Higher Taxes
A noticeably frustrated Villaraigosa recently berated the political system for limiting his ability to raise revenues. Are the Mayor's hands really tied on the deficit issue?
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Not Taking One for the Team?
Local media is slamming the seven city council members that decided against cutting their own salaries. The combined cuts would have saved up to 4,000 city jobs.
A Surcharge For Carbon?
A new carbon surcharge could finally convince the city to switch over to renewable energy. And the Mayor, for one, is betting on it to work.
City Freeze Announced
Mayor Villaraigosa has asked city agencies to stop purchasing unnecessary items. Examples include furniture, food, and travel.
L.A. Wheeling and Dealing to Save Money
In a desperate search for savings, the city has begun targeting everything from banks deals to government jobs.
Brown Officially Runs for Gov.
It's official: Jerry Brown is running for the Democratic nomination he will undoubtedly receive.
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